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John Brackett
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Some more historical Dead tidbits! DIG IT!!!https://open.substack.com/pub/gratefuldocuments/p/the-roots-of-relix?r=3cnrij&utm_medium=ios
The Roots of Relix
For over fifty years, Relix magazine has played an influential role in promoting and documenting an eclectic roster of musical improvisers and live performers spanning an array of traditions and styl...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Part 2! Electric Boogaloo! open.substack.com/pub/grateful...
The Grateful Dead and Warner Bros. in the 1970s (Part 2):
“Make Your Duck a Grateful Duck!” (1970)
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November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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It’s Monday. You definitely need some “high magic.” open.substack.com/pub/grateful...
“High Magic”/“Magic High”: Financing and Conceiving The Grateful Dead Movie
(The documents described below are included among the Steve Brown Papers.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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More Dead for your head!! And eyes! And ears!! open.substack.com/pub/grateful...
“With Rainbow Colors Blended”
Revisiting the Recorded Form of Anthem of the Sun
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October 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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deep new @livedeadbook.bsky.social project examining documents from the grateful dead archive. he's got a new scholarly book out in spring about "touch of grey" (!!). "live dead" was ace, too, a close read of the dead's live recordings. gratefuldocuments.substack.com/p/hauling-it... #deadfreaksunite
"Hauling items for the mob": "Independent promotion companies," payola, and "Touch of Grey" (1987)
This is a document that I examine in my forthcoming book, Touch of Grey, or, How the Grateful Dead Became Pop Stars (forthcoming spring 2026 from Duke University Press).
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September 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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More historical Dead goodies!!! open.substack.com/pub/grateful...
The Grateful Dead and Warner Bros. in the 1970s (Part 1):
When the Dead Got Burned by Lenny Hart (1969-1970)
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September 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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For historical tidbits on the Dead… open.substack.com/pub/grateful...
"Hauling items for the mob": "Independent promotion companies," payola, and "Touch of Grey" (1987)
This is a document that I examine in my forthcoming book, Touch of Grey, or, How the Grateful Dead Became Pop Stars (forthcoming spring 2026 from Duke University Press).
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September 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
livedeadbook.bsky.social
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A Time of "Reckoning"
I wanted to kick things off by revisiting a document that I examine in Live Dead (pages 89-93).
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September 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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archive.org
In this week's new episode of the Future Knowledge podcast, author JOHN BRACKETT joins musician DAVID GANS to discuss Brackett's book LIVE DEAD & how live recordings shaped the sound, story, & legacy of the Grateful Dead.

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Illustration for the "Future Knowledge" podcast. A surreal, retro-futuristic landscape blends past and future elements: a bust of a Roman figure, stacks of books, file cabinets, satellites, DNA strands, skyscrapers, and futuristic buildings. A cartoon mouse steers a ship’s wheel connected to a giant computer mouse. An old desktop computer displays the Authors Alliance logo, and an open file drawer shows a yellow folder labeled Internet Archive. At the bottom, bold text reads: “FUTURE KNOWLEDGE.”
June 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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📚 TOMORROW! Join the LIVE DEAD #booktalk. Musicologist JOHN BRACKETT & musician DAVID GANS explore how tapes, bootlegs & fan recordings shaped the #GratefulDead.

📅 May 22
🕚 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 ONLINE
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1289972294...

#livemusic #InternetArchive #AuthorsAlliance
Image for booktalk featuring book cover, headshots of John Brackett and David Gans. Text reads: Live Dead. May 22nd. 10am PT / 1pm ET. ONLINE. Join us for a book talk with JOHN BRACKETT, author of LIVE DEAD, exploring how live recordings-from fan tapes to official releases-have shaped the history, mythology & enduring legacy of the Grateful Dead. Musician DAVID GANS will lead our conversation.
May 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Stop on by @archive.org tomorrow to hear me chat with @dgans.bsky.social (1ET/10PT). Should be Head-y!! @dukepress.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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archive.org
And if you want to learn why these non-commercial, shared live recordings of the Dead have been key to the band’s enduring legacy, register for our May book talk for “Live Dead” by John Brackett.

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Live Dead book talk. May 22 @ 10am PT
March 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM